Polwarth Football League

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Polwarth Football League
FormerlyPolwarth Football Association (1922–1949)
Sport Australian rules football
Founded1922 (1922)
Ceased1970
CountryAustralia
Last
champion(s)		 Winchelsea (1970)
Related
competitions		 Bellarine FL
Colac & District FL

The Polwarth Football League (PFL) was an Australian rules football competition based in south-west rural Victoria. Named for the electoral district of Polwarth, which encapsulated numerous competing clubs, the league was established as the Polwarth Football Association (PFA) in 1922, before it was renamed as the Polwarth Football League in 1950. [1] [2]

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The league's final season took place in 1970; six of the league's eight teams then migrated to the newly formed Bellarine & District Football League for 1971, with the remaining two (Apollo Bay and Lorne) commencing in the Colac & District Football League.

History

The first Polwarth Football Association season was conducted

The McDonald Cup, the trophy for which clubs were originally presented upon winning the premiership, was first introduced in 1929. The cup was initiated by and named after local politician James McDonald, who died in 1933; before his passing, he specified that no club could permanently hold the trophy until every club had held it at least once. [3] However, Winchelsea was given outright ownership of the cup after winning a trifecta of premierships from 1937 to 1939.

In September 1939, the association announced that teams would next year compete for the Marjorie Lawrence Cup, named for Australian soprano singer Marjorie Lawrence, a Deans Marsh local who had left the area to study music. [4]

However, by 1941, the Polwarth Association was put on hold due to Australia's increasing involvement in World War II. [5] The competition would not return until 1946.

Clubs [6]

ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundFormer LeagueEst.Years in compFlagsPremiership YearsFate
Apollo Bay
AFL Hawthorn Icon.jpg
HawksApollo Bay Recreation Reserve, Apollo Bay OFA1900s1929-1930, 1935-19700-Moved to Colac & District Football League in 1971
Beeac
Montmorency Football Club.jpg
MagpiesBeeac Recreation Reserve, Beeac WPFL 19191952-196111956Moved to Colac & District Football League in 1962
Birregurra
Watsonia Football Club.jpg
SaintsBirregurra Recreation Reserve, Birregurra WBFA18831922-196551927, 1928, 1930, 1935, 1955Entered recess in 1966, re-formed in Colac & District Football League in 1967
Colac Imperials
Albion Football Club.jpg
CatsWestern Reserve, Colac CDFL 19221950-19540-Returned to Colac & District Football League in 1955
Colac Memorial Rooms1922-192311923Folded
Colac Rovers CFL1900s1922-192411922Returned to Corangamite Football League in 1925
Coragulac
Hawthorn Football Club colours.jpg
HawksCoragulac Recreational Ground, Coragulac–1940s1950-196031953, 1958, 1959Moved to Hampden Football League in 1961
Deans MarshThe MarshDeans Marsh Recreation Reserve, Deans Marsh 1922-?11929Folded
Forrest
Brisbanelions fc icon.png
LionsForrest Recreation Reserve, Forrest –18911922-197061925, 1931, 1934, 1952, 1954, 1966Moved to Colac & District Football League in 1971
Inverleigh
Hawthorn Football Club colours.jpg
HawksInverleigh Recreation Reserve, Inverleigh WBFA1923-19260-
Leopold
Leopold Football Club colours.jpg
LionsLeopold Memorial Park, Leopold GDFL 19551969-19700-Moved to Bellarine Football League in 1971
Lorne
Lorne Football Club colours.jpg
DolphinsStribling Reserve, Lorne WBFA18961929-197081933, 1935, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950Moved to Colac & District Football League in 1971
Mount MoriacMount Moriac Recreation Reserve, Mount Moriac 18781922-19260-Entered Elliott Cup in 1938, now known as Modewarre
Ocean Grove
Ocean Grove Football Club colours.jpg
GrubbersShell Road Reserve, Ocean Grove GDFL 19641969-19700-Moved to Bellarine Football League in 1971
Portarlington
Melbourne Football Club colours.jpg
DemonsPortarlington Recreation Reserve, Portarlington GDFL 18741964-19700-Moved to Bellarine Football League in 1971
Queenscliff
Westernbulldogssymbol.png
CoutasQueenscliff Recreation Reserve, Queenscliff GDFL 19281957-197071961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968Moved to Bellarine Football League in 1971
Torquay
RichmondDesign.svg
TigersSpring Creek Reserve, Torquay GDFL 19521964-19700-Moved to Bellarine Football League in 1971
Winchelsea
Warrnambool Football Club colours.jpg
BluesEastern Reserve, Winchelsea WBFA18761923-1970101924, 1926, 1932, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1951, 1957, 1960, 1969, 1970Moved to Colac & District Football League in 1971

Premiers

SeasonPremiersRunners-upScoreRef.
1922 Colac Forrest[ ? ] [7] [8]
1923Memorial RoomsColac9.20 (74) d. 1.5 (11) [9]
1924 Winchelsea Colac5.8 (38) d. 3.6 (24) [10]
1925ForrestDeans Marsh[ ? ] [11]
1926Winchelsea (2) Inverleigh 6.8 (44) d. 3.4 (24) [12]
1927BirregurraForrest7.14 (56) d. 8.6 (54) [13]
1928Birregurra (2)Deans Marsh13.9 (87) d. 12.13 (85) [14]
1929Deans MarshBirregurra3.10 (28) d. 3.6 (24) [15]
1930Birregurra (3)Deans Marsh7.16 (58) d. 8.8 (56) [16]
1931Forrest (2)Lorne9.7 (61) d. 6.10 (46) [17]
1932Winchelsea (3)Forrest16.16 (112) d. 5.8 (38) [18]
1933LorneDeans Marsh16.9 (105) d. 6.8 (44) [19]
1934Forrest (3)Deans Marsh12.14 (86) d. 7.10 (52) [20]
1935Birregurra (4)Forrest20.19 (139) d. 14.10 (94) [21]
1936Lorne (2)Winchelsea13.16 (94) d. 13.13 (91) [22]
1937Winchelsea (4)Lorne12.16 (88) d. 12.7 (79) [23]
1938Winchelsea (5)Deans Marsh15.13 (103) d. 14.13 (97) [24]
1939Winchelsea (6)Deans Marsh9.13 (67) d. 6.6 (42) [25]
1940Lorne (3)Forrest8.15 (63) d. 5.8 (38) [26]
No competition 1941–1945 due to World War II
1946Lorne (4)Winchelsea16.11 (107) d. 7.6 (48) [27]
1947Lorne (5)Winchelsea21.12 (138) d. 8.16 (64) [28]
1948Lorne (6)[ ? ][ ? ] [29] [30]
1949Lorne (7)Winchelsea6.15 (51) drew 6.15 (51) [31]
9.22 (76) d. 7.7 (49) [32]
Polwarth Football League name adopted
1950Lorne (8)Winchelsea15.8 (98) d. 10.7 (67) [2]
1951Winchelsea (7)Birregurra9.12 (66) d. 6.8 (44) [2]
1952Forrest (4)Lorne15.19 (109) d. 7.6 (48) [2]
1953CoragulacForrest14.8 (92) d. 10.11 (71) [2]
1954Forrest (5)Winchelsea7.10 (52) d. 7.8 (50) [2]
1955Birregurra (5)Coragulac6.9 (45) d. 4.9 (33) [2]
1956 Beeac Birregurra5.7 (37) d. 3.4 (22) [2]
1957Winchelsea (8)Forrest11.15 (81) d. 10.17 (77) [2]
1958Coragulac (2)Winchelsea9.16 (70) d. 8.16 (64) [2]
1959Coragulac (3)Queenscliff9.16 (70) d. 8.7 (55) [2]
1960Winchelsea (8)Lorne17.16 (118) d. 16.10 (106) [2]
1961 Queenscliff Winchelsea9.24 (78) d. 9.6 (60) [2]
1962Queenscliff (2)Apollo Bay8.16 (64) d. 8.9 (57) [2]
1963Queenscliff (3)Apollo Bay12.8 (80) d. 10.14 (74) [2]
1964Queenscliff (4) Torquay 10.14 (74) d. 1.4 (10) [2]
1965Queenscliff (5)Winchelsea9.13 (67) d. 6.8 (44) [2]
1966Forrest (6)Queenscliff8.13 (61) d. 5.14 (44) [2]
1967Queenscliff (6)Torquay9.23 (77) d. 5.12 (42) [2]
1968Queenscliff (7)Winchelsea11.16 (82) d. 10.9 (69) [2]
1969Winchelsea (9)Queenscliff21.15 (141) d. 6.16 (52) [2]
1970Winchelsea (10) Leopold 14.9 (93) d. 8.12 (60) [2]

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